Shaman King, Vol. 17: The Shamanic Oracle

シャーマンキング [Shaman King] #17

by Hiroyuki Takei

• A 32-volume series—over 22 million graphic novels sold in Japan!
• 330k units of Shaman King manga have sold through in the U.S. to date.
• Available on home video from 4Kids Entertainment
• Trading card games, toys, and video game support
• Was serialized in SHONEN JUMP magazine
• Released every two months

Yoh Asakura is a shaman—one of the gifted few who, thanks to training or natural talent, can channel spirits that most people can't even see. With the help of his fiancée, Anna, Yoh is in training for the ultimate shaman sports the "Shaman Fight in Tokyo," the once-every-500-years tournament to see who can shape humanity's future and become the Shaman King. But unfortunately for Yoh, every shaman in the world is competing for the same prize…



Hao possesses so much mana that it virtually guarantees his victory in the Shaman Fight. So how in the world can Yoh and his friends beat him?! Mikihisa offers to teach Ren the Ultra-Senji Ryakketsu, but is Ren too stubborn to accept his help? If Hao's power doesn't destroy our heroes, perhaps pride will…

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Supernatural, Comics, Action

192 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2001

About the author

Hiroyuki Takei (武井宏之 Takei Hiroyuki) is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of the manga and anime Shaman King. His brother, Hirofumi Takei (武井宏文) is also a manga-ka.

Reviews

[Lashaan Balasingam · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume is mostly dedicated to the introduction of Yoh's father, Mikihisa Asakura, as he wishes to train Ren's team to a secret art that will help them catch up to Yoh's training. Unfortunately, things get out of hand and a battle follows with more of Hao's pawns. Brutal and action-packed, this story-arc could've been formidable if it weren't for the deus ex machina at the end that sort of kills the momentum, unless seen as an epic entrance...

Yours truly,

Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/

[Vanessa Rincon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Come on, Team Ren. Represent! (I really want Horo Horo to shine!!)

[Vikas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now the tournament is in full swing and our heroes have to power up and learn new skills to be able to match and beat Hao and his henchmen. Let's go buddies it's interesting so let's keep on reading.

I have always loved comics, and I have I can. I love comics to bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and hope always to love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics, Diamond Comics, or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I just want to Keep on Reading.

[Adrian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yoh Asakura not only sees dead people, he talks and fights with them, too. That’s because Yoh is a shaman, a traditional holy man able to interact with the spirit world. Yoh is now a competitor in the Shaman Fight, a tournament held every 500 years to decide who will become the Shaman King and shape humanity’s future. Having arrived on the island of Tokyo, Yoh and his friends break into teams of three for the first round of the Shaman Fight. But as the tournament progresses, Hao’s power and cruelty terrify and enrage the other competitors. Then comes a shocking revelation-

Yoh and Hao are twin brothers!

Ever since Amazon linked up with comiXology, so that readers could get comics, graphic novels and manga on their kindles, I have been meaning to check out what they had. Under Amazon Prime Reading you get a number of titles for free and this comiXology original is one such series.

The epic saga continue with Yoh having told the gang that Hao is his twin brother who escaped being killed at birth. As they come to terms with this new truth, Ren, Horohoro and Joco are confronted by a mysterious figure who wants to teach Ren the secrets of the Ultra Senji Ryakketsu. When they realise who this mysterious stranger is it comes as a shock. There are also other forces observing the meeting; which could spell disaster for them all.

Easy to read and engaging, I enjoyed this and it felt just like reading a paperback manga, even on Kindle, as you have to click through the book backwards. A nice little touch. A solid 4 stars again as the story ramps up the action!

[Davide Saladino · Rating 5 out of 5]

Filosofico. Sta migliorando sempre di più.

[Siegfried · Rating 5 out of 5]

I particularly liked this one.
There's something about Ren that really resonates with me.
Even tho I aspire to be like Yoh (really understanding and relaxed) I'm more of a Ren: stubborn, emotional and a bit of an ego.
His downfall here marks an amazing point, like when Vegeta shows up married to Bulma.
He became great after this.
And it's always nice to see Yoh pissed off.
Also... The numerical speech. Yeah... So true.

[Hannah Belyea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ren and his team see few ways of defeating Hao in the Shaman Fight, but perhaps some advice and training from Mikihisa could change their tune... Takei wrings out the most of his character with this enjoyably energetic entry in the "Shaman King" series. If Ren can only let his pride go, his team may have a chance of surviving.

[Gabriela Zambrano A · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5⭐️
¡QUE BUEN VOLÚMEN!🙊 feliz que con Shaman King he llegado a la meta de 50 libros. 🥰
El final fue 🤯 me encantó muchísimo que he en esta parte de la historia tengamos un poco más de información sobre lo que verdaderamente es el torneo de Shamanes. 😲
Me deja con muchísima intriga la siguiente parte de la historia.🤭🤭

[Cristina Boncea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cu ajutorul acestui volum am înțeles că versiunea de Shaman King ce se redă în prezent pe Netflix a fost ușor modificată pentru a corespunde și mai bine evenimentelor din manga. Acest lucru mă bucură nespus, întrucât și înainte observasem anumite diferențe între manga și anime, cărțile conținând anumite scene profunde și semnificative pentru poveste.

Pentru că sunt deja la volumul 17 (scopul meu este să colecționez toate cărțile manga, însă este un proces de durată aparent), voi menționa că acțiunea cuprinsă aici începe de la întâlnirea lui Horo Horo, Joco și Tao Ren cu Mikihisa, tatăl lui Yoh, venind să-i învețe pe cei trei tehnica numită Ultra Senji Ryakketsu sau The Shamanic Oracle. Valoarea imensă a manei de care dispune Hao le este deja cunoscută, așa că această tehnică le-ar putea veni în ajutor împotriva inamicului numărul 1 al lumii șamanilor din cadrul competiției. La scurt timp însă, o echipă dirijată de Hao își face apariția, iar acești adepți ai săi produc mari daune fizice și morale – în special în cazul lui Ren.

Concomitent, într-o altă parte a aceluiași teritoriu, Ana, Tamao și Tao Jun duc propria bătălie împotriva unei alte echipe de-ale lui Hao, în scopul de a proteja doi copii participanți la campionat. Nimic nu are un deznodământ clar aici, deoarece este doar începutul. Mi-a luat ceva mai mult timp să parcurg volumul pentru că acțiunea mi-e extrem de cunoscută, mai ales că am vizionat anime-ul pe Netflix de curând și sunt la curent cu modificările aduse. Prin urmare, nu pot decât să mă bucur că am reușit să achiziționez și volumele 17 și 18, pe care să le adaug la colecția mea.

Shaman King este singura manga pe care o citesc, fiind anime-ul meu prefer și numărându-se printre creațiile artistice care mi-a influențat cel mai tare copilăria și chiar viața din prezent. Iubesc acest univers creat de Hiroyuki Takei și abia aștept să retrăiesc gloriosul final al seriei, la fel cum am făcut-o în copilărie. Cel mai tare îmi doresc să intru în posesia fizică a celorlalte serii manga ce vin în completarea acesteia, dar cu siguranță se va întâmpla și asta în viitor, așa că până atunci mă pot bucura de o experiență de care nu mă mai satur. Dacă ești o persoană spirituală și ești fan al poveștilor complexe, în care se întâmplă mereu lucruri neașteptate și pline de semnificație, îți recomand Shaman King.

[Brandon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Looks like the numeric power level shit is not only here to stay, but also firmly established as significant to Hao, his plan, and the Shaman Fight in general.

Aside from that somewhat-negative element, the volume is quite nice. Yoh's dad fights Ren to the point of prompting Ren to learn Yoh's dad's moves on the fly, which sets him up to kinda-sorta stand his ground against a revived Peyote, as well as the turban guy and fat Chinese guy. But he gets his ass kicked.

Peyote's giant Oversoul is pretty cool. The Chinese guy's panda O.S. in its splitting gong blade is just ridiculous, in a good way (that fucking cartoony angry panda face!).

The volume ends with a series of two-page spreads of Yoh using Spirit of Sword to one-shot Hao's men, which is pretty cool as well.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

In the style that Hiroyuki Takei presents these battles and stronger opponents, we see a new range of strength. This volume is a weird (or maybe better word is “tough”) book to evaluate. For me it is different as I have seen both tamer and more violent manga, but this volume seemed to be a bit crueler in its violence. Was I bothered? No, but I read this series with a different mindset because I know my daughter is reading it as well. I am not trying to say it has extreme violence, but this volume seems a bit higher than most of the previous ones. Okay…well maybe in the end it’s not the violence itself but who it’s done too. With that, I will exclaim everyone who has been reading the series should be itching to get to the next volume.

[James Rodrigues · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume initially focuses on Yoh's father, as he looks to train Ren and his team with his methods, to aid them in the fight against Hao. This makes for a thrilling battle, before Hao's team enters to battle Ren, Joco and Horohoro, leaving us in suspense as to how it will all turn out.

[Keeloween · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mikihisa did what he had to do

The stakes are getting higher and although the odds aren't in our MCs favour, they won't give up. I'm in awe of this series and excited to see where it leads.

[Azzolinimarc · Rating 4 out of 5]

Giunti a metà di questa opera, come al solito, è buona norma tracciare due righe.
È sorprendente quanto durante la lettura di questo manga si sia portati a sottovalutare l’opera e il suo autore, e che nonostante ciò, questi riesca a trattare tematiche molto profonde.
Un manga da non ignorare.

[AsianMerr · Rating 3 out of 5]

This made me like Ren a bit more, it’s a very Ren focused volume so I wonder why Yoh was on the cover cause he’s only spliced in a couple chapters and the end. We meet some characters I was interested about and get more info and mystery of Hao.

[Ty Ridgway · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book

[Jaymin Ewens · Rating 5 out of 5]

AAAAHHHHHH

Okay, so learning more about Yoh's dad was cool. I'm looking forward to seeing more of his story. I'm frustrated with where I'm at in the story.

[Mosley · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of side battles and training was going on in this volume but damn that ending!!!

[Cztery Strony Prozy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wypatruję momentów które pogłębią fabułę i stopniowo je dostaję.

[Rodri · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5: idk why the adults are so badass but we don't see a lot of them? like I get the story is about the kids but they already seem stronger than some of the main cast

[Jaime Guzman · Rating 4 out of 5]

More epic battles to see who is Shaman King and Yoh's dad gets involved in this volume.

[TinTin Kalaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

It seems everything before from the start of volume 10 to the one before this one has been loosely included in the anime.

Excited to find out how the story plays out in the manga!

[Stephanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've been sort of on the fence about how much I like this series, because I find it difficult to connect with any of the characters so far. Then in this book someone received a wound that should have been almost immediately fatal, but is still hanging on. If the blow had hit a little lower I could understand hanging on like this, but where it hit, it makes no sense that the person is still alive. And continues to be alive for way longer than is feasibly possible given the severity of the wound, while others are battling and talking in the vicinity about how they don't have time and they need to get this person healed ASAP.

Despite this flaw (as I perceive it), on top of not being able to connect with the characters, I'm going to keep reading it because I want to see it through. And see how the heck they manage to explain away and fix this one.

[Timothy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Where as, vol 16 had all the drama, this volume feels like it's saying "we are now returning to our regularly scheduled battles".

[Kristen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great series! Can't wait to read the next one!

[Mona · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW WOW WOW

[Дени ★ Проданова · Rating 4 out of 5]

Рен, милия... Тая негова арогантност винаги го поставя в кофти положение. А от сегашното по-кофти няма.

[La Revistería Comics · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tomo 17 de Shaman King: Fumon tonkou. Fhaaaasooooooooo. Tá hablando del fasssssoooooooooo.

[Variaciones Enrojo]

Edición argentina, tomo 17 de 34: Fumon Tonkou.